He began travelling frequently to different Asian countries, such as Iran, Pakistan and India.
He also travelled to Africa, where he gave sermons, and participated in Islamic ecumenical discussions in al-Azhar, Mogadishu, and Aden.
However, he fell ill with asthma and a heart condition, that made it difficult for him to lecture and deliver sermons frequently.
[4][5] He was survived by his sons, Abbas, a cleric and orator, that passed away whilst giving a sermon on the pulpit in Kuwait, in 2008;[6] and Husayn, who is married to the daughter of late Ayatollah, Sayyid Muhammad-Kadhim al-Modarresi.
His daughter was married to the son of late scholar and orator, Sayyid Mustafa al-Faizi, from the Tumah family.